- We do not want war;
- The other side is solely responsible for the war;
- The enemy has the face of the devil;
- It is a noble cause that we defend and not particular interests;
- The enemy commits atrocities knowingly; if we make unfortunate mistakes, it is involuntary;
- The enemy uses unauthorized weapons;
- We suffer very few losses, while the losses of the enemy are enormous;
- Artists and intellectuals support our cause;
- Our cause has a sacred nature;
- Those who question our statements are traitors.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Anne Morelli
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Over 70 years ago, British diplomat Lord Arthur Ponsonby (1871-1946) wrote in his book Falsehood in Wartime about the perennial propaganda claims of wartime leaders. Belgian historian Anne Morelli has recently shed fresh light on Ponsonby's analysis, distilling his findings on wartime propaganda into 10 principles as follows:
ReplyDelete1. We do not want war;
2. The other side is solely responsible for the war;
3. The enemy has the face of the devil;
4. It is a noble cause that we defend and not particular interests;
5. The enemy commits atrocities knowingly; if we make unfortunate mistakes, it is involuntary;
6. The enemy uses unauthorized weapons;
7. We suffer very few losses, while the losses of the enemy are enormous;
8. Artists and intellectuals support our cause;
9. Our cause has a sacred nature;
10. Those who question our statements are traitors.
Lies and prejudices promote war, and war in turn promotes lies and prejudices.
statement reverse can broke the lies.
ReplyDeletepropaganda, master mind politicians, lawyers
ability to flip-flap the facts, even change the colors from black to white.
manipulate the minds of public
make others feel guilt for things they didn't even understand or aware of.